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19-month-old dies after being abandoned by driver following crash, Las Vegas cops say

A 19-month-old girl died after Las Vegas police say she was abandon by a driver whose pickup truck hit a block wall.
A 19-month-old girl died after Las Vegas police say she was abandon by a driver whose pickup truck hit a block wall. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 19-month-old girl abandoned after a pickup truck slammed into a wall last month has died, Las Vegas police reported.

A 2004 Nissan Titan drifted off the road and hit a block wall at 11:19 p.m. Feb. 18, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department news release said..

The driver removed the injured 19-month-old and a 9-year-old girl from the truck before fleeing, police said.

Medics later took the girls to a hospital, police said. The second girl had minor injuries.

Hospital officials informed police on Friday, March 3, that the 19-month-old had died of her injuries, the release said.

Police are still seeking the 28-year-old driver of the pickup truck, the release said.

They ask anyone with information to call 702-828-3786 or leave an anonymous tip at 702-385-5555.

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This story was originally published March 6, 2023 at 12:25 PM with the headline "19-month-old dies after being abandoned by driver following crash, Las Vegas cops say."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
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Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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